Sopheon's Accolade(R) Endorsed for Ability to Support Successful Stage-Gate(R) Implementation

MINNEAPOLIS & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sopheon, the international provider of software and services for product lifecycle management, announced today that its Accolade innovation-governance management solution has once again been certified as Stage-Gate Ready. The endorsement is based on the software’s having met more than 200 performance criteria demonstrating that it can provide the functionality necessary for successful implementation of Stage-Gate, the widely used product innovation methodology. The certification was issued by Stage-Gate International, the commercial arm of the Product Development Institute Inc. Principals of the Institute created the Stage-Gate process.